Junior Seau Car Crash, Arrest

Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2010, roughly five hours after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, according to police. As of Oct. 18, Seau was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

Carlsbad police say the 12-time Pro Bowler's Cadillac SUV plunged off an oceanside cliff in Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Diego, and was found on the beach 30 feet down the cliff.

San Diego sheriff's Lt. Phil Brust says Seau was released from jail around 3:30 a.m., about five hours before the crash. According to gossip website TMZ, Seau was arrested around 2 a.m. on charges of domestic violence, although Carlsbad police would not confirm details of the arrest.

Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2010, roughly five hours after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, according to police. As of Oct. 18, Seau was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

Carlsbad police say the 12-time Pro Bowler's Cadillac SUV plunged off an oceanside cliff in Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Diego, and was found on the beach 30 feet down the cliff.

Junior Seau Drives SUV Off Cliff, Hospitalized After Arrest for Domestic Violence — Getty Images/Jamie Squire

San Diego sheriff's Lt. Phil Brust says Seau was released from jail around 3:30 a.m., about five hours before the crash. According to gossip website TMZ, Seau was arrested around 2 a.m. on charges of domestic violence, although Carlsbad police would not confirm details of the arrest.

Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2010, roughly five hours after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, according to police. As of Oct. 18, Seau was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

Carlsbad police say the 12-time Pro Bowler's Cadillac SUV plunged off an oceanside cliff in Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Diego, and was found on the beach 30 feet down the cliff.

San Diego sheriff's Lt. Phil Brust says Seau was released from jail around 3:30 a.m., about five hours before the crash. According to gossip website TMZ, Seau was arrested around 2 a.m. on charges of domestic violence, although Carlsbad police would not confirm details of the arrest.

Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2010, roughly five hours after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, according to police. As of Oct. 18, Seau was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

Carlsbad police say the 12-time Pro Bowler's Cadillac SUV plunged off an oceanside cliff in Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Diego, and was found on the beach 30 feet down the cliff.

San Diego sheriff's Lt. Phil Brust says Seau was released from jail around 3:30 a.m., about five hours before the crash. According to gossip website TMZ, Seau was arrested around 2 a.m. on charges of domestic violence, although Carlsbad police would not confirm details of the arrest.

Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2010, roughly five hours after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, according to police. As of Oct. 18, Seau was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

Carlsbad police say the 12-time Pro Bowler's Cadillac SUV plunged off an oceanside cliff in Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Diego, and was found on the beach 30 feet down the cliff.

Former NFL star linebacker Junior Seau drove off a cliff in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2010, roughly five hours after he was arrested on domestic abuse charges, according to police. As of Oct. 18, Seau was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.

Carlsbad police say the 12-time Pro Bowler's Cadillac SUV plunged off an oceanside cliff in Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Diego, and was found on the beach 30 feet down the cliff.

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